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Australian broadcasters apologise after insulting VC hero

February 29 2012, 6:32am, The Times

Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith was awarded the Victoria Cross last yearRay Strange/The Australian

Two Australian broadcasters have apologised after questioning the intelligence and sexual prowess of one of the nation’s most decorated war heroes on live television, remarks which caused outrage across the country.

The comments came a day after Cpl Roberts-Smith appeared in a candid interview on another network where, for the first time, the 33-year-old spoke of the incident in Afghanistan which led to his VC medal, and also discussed how he and his wife had used IVF treatment to conceive their twin daughters.